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PATBNTED DEG. 11,*1906.

H. P. BROWNB. LAST.` APPLIOATIQN FILED JULY 2s, 190s.

y UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE@ i HENRY FRANKLIN BROWNE, F SWAMPSCOTT, MASSACHUSETTS.

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I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed J' 11151.28] 1906. `Serial No. 328,166.

Patented Dec. 11, 190e.

Essex and State of Massachusetts, have in-i vented certain vnew and useful Improvements in Lasts, of which the following is a specification.

n This invention relates to a last for making a shoe having an internal elastic heel-cushion ro located above the rigid portion ofthe heel or the shoe insteadof forming the tread portion of the heel.

The particular shoe in the manufacture of whichv my im roved last hereinafter described is ,use has the heel portion of its outer sole offset below the highest part of the shank portion to form the bottom yandfront wall of a cushion-pocket, the said pocket permitting the insertion of an elastic cushion in 2o "the interior of .the shoe above the heel, the upper portion of such cushion being sub.- stantially flush with the highest portion of the shank of the sole. The said cushion is secured in place against forward and upward displacement by-a portion of an inner sole permanently attached to the upper and the outer sole of the shoe, the said inner sole having a two-part heel portion, one part of which conforms to the offset heel portion of the outer sole, and is permanently attached thereto, forming the bottom of the cushionpocket, while the other art is flexibly connected with the body ci) the inner sole and forms adisplaceable cover for the cushion inserted in said pocket., the cover being movable, so that it may be raised to permit the insertion or removal 'of the cushion.Y When 'the said cover is in place, it 'conceals the cushion and serves to prevent forward and 4o upward displacement of the same.

The object of the present invention is to enable a shoe havingthe described internal cushion-pocket to bemade on a last, the body portion of which lis of theordinary form and is devoid of an offsetheel-seat, so that the last` may be usedfor making ashoe which is not provided with the said internal cushion-pocket.

The improved last in which the present invention is embod-'ed comprises a body por- -tion of ordinary form, and a removable heelseat extension, one side of which is adapted to bear on the ordinary heel-seat of a last, while its opposite side is adapted to form the offset-bottom of the said heel-pocket. The

said extension is adapted to be inserted between the two divisions ofthe heel portion of Ithe inner sole, and temporarily secured to the last., with the upper division of the inner sole interposed between it and the usual heel-seat of the last, the lowerfdivision ofthe inner sole bearing upon the oiiset bottom portion of the extension during the lasting and -bottomin operations. The heel-seat extension ena les the outer sole and the lower division of the heel portion ofthe inner sole to be permanently connected to each other and to the heel, the upper division of the inner solebeing left free from or unattached to the heel portion of the inner sole, so that the said upper division of the inner sole may be raised to permit the insertion of the heel-cushion.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation of a last embodying my invention, the said last having an inner sole applied to it. Fig. 2 represents a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of the heel-seat extension detached from the last. VFig.- 4 represents a sectional view showing a modiiication. 5 represents a perspective view showing another modiiication. Fig. 6 represents a sectional view of the heel portion of a shoe made on my improved last.

The same numerals of reference indicate .the A same parts in all the figures.

Inthc drawings, 12 represents the bodyportion of a last, the heel-seat portion of which has the usual relation to the shank' and forev part of the bottom of the lash-that is to say, the heel-seat portion of the body of the last is not oflset in such manner as to form a cushion-pocket in the completed shoe.

13 represents the heel-seat extension, which is preferably a heel-shaped metal piece, the upper surface of which is shaped to have a suitable lbearinv on the heel-seat portion of the body of theast, while its bottom or outer-surfa ,e is of such form that when the .extension applied to the last it imparts to the latter\an offset heel-sent projecting considerably below the nor al heelseat of an ordinary last. When a shoe is lasted on a last provided with the heel-seat extension 13, theheel portion of the outer Fig.

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sole 15 is offset or ydepressed below the shank ortion of the outer so'le.

ner member 17 and the outer member 18, is, as above stated, secured to the last'prior to The inner sole, the eel portion of which is composed of the inl u the lasting operation the inner member 17 ol .l the inner sole remains interposed between i l the ordinary heel-seat of the last and the the offset portion of the inner sole.

heel-seat extension 13. Before the appliea I tion of the outer sole the fastening devie i 20, which oonneets the inner sole and the heelseat extension 13 to the body of the last7 is removed, so that when the last is removed from the shoe the extension 13 will lie loosely in the cushion-pocket which it has formed Yand may be readily Withdrawn therefrom. After the shoe has been removed from the last theextension 1. 3 is Withdrawn and a heelcushion 21, of the same general `form tb e extension 13, is inserted between the members 17 and 18 of the inner sole, the member 17 being turned upwardly to permit the insertion of the cushion. The member 1.7 then turned down upon theeushion, forminK4 a @over therefor and a stop to prevent forward `and upward displacement o' the cushion. lt will be seen that the extension 13 is adapted to form a part of the last during the lasting and bottoming operations and enables the inner member 17 of the inner sole to be kept separate from the outer member 18 during the said operations.

Means are preferably employed for engaging the extension 13 with the body ofthe last in such manner as to prevent accidental edgewise displacement of the extension d u1'- ing the lasting operation. T he preferred means for this purpose comprises a flange 22 on the extension 13, the outer side of the flange being flush with vthe edge of the extension and fitting a recess or seat 23, formed i vfor its engagement on the body of the last. i The extension 13 and the body of the last are thus interlocked, se that the extension cannot swing or slip in any direction upon the last. The fastening device 30, 'which is v driven into an orifice in the extension 13 prevents the extension 1.3 from moving side- Wise away from the heel'- seat or bottom of the bodvV of the last.

In Fig. 4 l show modified form of the flange 422, the said flange being beveled to athin edge and fitting a correspondingly-bev eledface or seat on the body of the last. In Fig. 5 I show instead of the flange 22 a series l semis that the)r do not interfere with the inner member 17 of the inner sole. They may',

-how'ever, if desired, be placed within the in which ease orimargin of the extension7 fieles'Wouldhave to be formed in the inner member 17 for their rec xvrtion The bottom smfaee of the extension ..3 is preferably beveled or inclined at its forward end., the inelined portion meeting the upper surface of the extension. and. 'forming a thin edge. it will be seen thatI the last without the extension 1.3 is adapted for use in making the or dinsry type of shoe without an internal enshio1i,-]'i(' el"et.

lolaimA l. A last and a heel-seat extension therefor separable vfrom the body of the last.

2. A. last and a detachable heel-seat extension therefor', the last and extension having eomplemental means lfor preventing relative movement.

3. A last and a detachable heel-seat extension therefor, said parts having oornplemental interlocking members.

lf. A last and a detachable heel-seat'exten sion therefor having a flange adapted to engage the margin of the heeleseat portion or' the ast-body, the latter having a seat Vfor said flange.

.5. A heel-seat extension having an inner face adapted to bear on the heebseat portion of last-body, and an outer face presenting a heebseat which is offset from seid portion.

A heel-seat extension having an inner linee adapted toben-r on. the .heel-seat portion of a last-body', and an outer face presenting a heel-seat Vwhich is offset from said portion, said outer' faee being inclined 'or beveled at the forward end of the extension.

7. theel-seat extension having an inner face adapted to bear on the heelrseat portion of a last-bodv, an outer face presenting e 'KOC heel-s`eat which is offset 'from said portieri,

and means lfor engaging seid bodj,T to prevent displacement of the extension.

A heel-seat extension having an inner faee adapted to bear on the heel-seat portion of alast-bod'lv, an outer `faee presenting en offset heel-seat and a marginal flange adaptF ed to engage said' body.

ln testimony whereof 1 have affixed my signature in presenee of tivo Witnesses.

HENRY lfltANllilN BROWNE.

`Witnessesz i M. B. MAY, E. Birrerrernnn.

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